Emergency services sent extra trucks to the incident following reports of high winds blowing through the area later in the morning.

"Nine units were on scene (but) only half of those were utilised,'' Group Captain Evans said. "(The fire) was jumped on top of very quickly. We managed to get plenty of resources in to get on top of this before the southerly wind came through.''

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